AQW 13187/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she will bring forward a further statutory rule to enable COVID-19 heating payments to be provided for people whose delayed Personal Independence Payment appeal is successful and who should have been in receipt of qualifying benefits during the qualifying week.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 22 January 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 22 January 2021
- Answer due by
- 8 February 2021
- Answered
- 3 February 202112 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Payments will be made automatically to people where a successful appeal results in a retrospective award for one of the qualifying benefits for the scheme during the qualifying week. These payments will be made under the existing Covid-19 Heating Payment Scheme Regulations without the need for a further statutory rule as people in these circumstances will have met the existing eligibility criteria.